The message has to be sent that if you commit a crime there has to be punishment.
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Punishment can do a lot for criminals, and send a message to the rest of society.
There are a lot of messages that need to be sent to the criminal who is out there dealing in this on the streets of the United States. We need to send the message of swiftness and certain punishment.
We need to send a clear message to gang members that violent crime will not be tolerated.
Punishment is justice for the unjust.
Nothing will deter crime but the certainty of punishment.
Punishment is lame, but it comes.
Punishment is not for revenge, but to lessen crime and reform the criminal.
We must send a very clear message that if you enter our country illegally and then you commit one of these offenses, you will be dealt with harshly and you will pay a heavy price for your conduct.
The stiffer the penalty, the greater the message is sent.
The penalty may be removed, the crime is eternal.
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